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Patented Dec. 22, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT LOOM Clara 0.Golden, New York, N. Y.

Application March 24, 1941, Serial No. 384,968

2 Claims.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a relatively small hand loomfor weaving garments and particularly parts thereof which may readily beadjusted to any pattern or outline of any section or part of a garmentso that the entire section or part may be woven as a unit, and which mayalso be set so that any device or object, other than a garment, may bewoven thereon.

The invention is a loom comprising a plurality of strips of variouslengths, having comb teeth at one or both edges, and means adjustablysecuring the strips together, and also suitable braces or supports forholding the strips assembled.

Looms have been made of various shapes and sizes and some have beenprovided with parts of different shapes and others adjustable, but insubstantially all of these it is necessary to weave in squares or withslight variations, and these must be sewed or attached to form agarment, and this is objectionable when weaving garments because partsof garments are of odd shapes and it is difficult to Weave these partswithout cutting the material away.

The object of this invention is therefore, to make it possible to weavethese parts of odd shapes directly to the shape desired.

Another object is to provide a loom that may readily be shaped tosubstantially any shape, size or design.

Another object is to provide a loom made up of small sections of variousshapes so that the sections may be assembled to form an outline of apattern or the like.

Another object is to provide a loom that may readily be changed from onepattern, size or design to another.

A further object is to provide a telescoping needle adapted to be usedfor weaving on a relatively wide loom.

And a still further object is to provide a loom that may readily be madeup to any pattern, size or design which is of a simple and economicalconstruction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a frame formed of aplurality of relatively short pieces of various shapes, such as, curves,angles, clips and straight pieces, with projections forming teeth at oneor both sides, holes therein, braces, and bolts or other fasteningdevices for holding the said pieces together.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a loom made up of small sections and shapedto the contour of a sleeve of a garment.

Figure 2 shows a similar loom shaped to one of he panels of a coat orthe like.

Figure 3 is a side view of one of the sections of which the loom isformed.

Figure 4 shows a section of an alternate design which is in the form ofa clip angle as may be used in a corner of the loom.

Figure 5 shows one of the sections in th form of a curve and any radiusor curve desired, or any combination of curves may be provided.

Figure 6 illustrates a section similar to that shown in Figure 3 showingholes instead of slots in the sections.

Figure 7 is a similar view showing teeth of an alternate design.

Figure 8 shows a needle in combination with a tube with Which it may beused.

Figure 9 shows a cross section on line 99 of Figure 1 showing atelescoping strut or brace for supporting the loo-m.

Figure 10 is a cross section through the needle and tube,

Figure 11 is a detail showing a device for lifting and lowering thealternate strands of yarn or other material.

Figure 12 is a detail showing one of the units of the device shown inFigure 11.

In the drawing the loom is shown as it may be made wherein numeral iindicates a straight section of the loom, numeral 2, bolts for holdingthe sections together, and numeral 3, a needle.

The straight sections i may be of any suitable length, preferably fromone to ten inches, and these are provided with pins or comb teeth 4, andopenings in the form of slots 5, or holes 6 as shown in Figure 6, inwhich the section is indicated by the numeral 1 and the teeth by thenumeral 8, or the teeth or openings may be of any design.

The pins may also be formed as shown in Figure 7, in which they areindicated by the numeral 9, and the section by the numeral l0.

The sections may also be curved as indicated by the numeral II, inFigure 5, or formed at an angle as shown in Figure 4, as indicated bythe numeral 12.

These sections may be assembled as shown in Figure 1, with curved andstraight pieces laid out to conform to the contour of the pattern orshape of a sleeve, or any part of a garment or other object or device,and with the parts formed in this manner, the ends may overlap, or someparts may be formed with bent or flanged ends l3, as

shown on the sections M in Figure 1, or any means may be provided forseparating or adding rigidity to the loom. The frame shown in Figure lis also provided with cross braces formed of sections I5, I 6, and I! inthe upper part of the frame, and sections l8, l9, and 2B in the lowerpart, and the device may also be provided with a vertical strut or braceformed of parts 2 I, 22 and 23. These braces may be provided with slots24 and openings 25, or either slots or openings may be used. Thevertical strut is illustrated as telescoping with flanges 2B and 21 ofthe end members bent over the edges of the member 2|, as shown in Figure9. However, it will be understood that this strut may be formed similarto the lateral struts r struts of this type may be used in place of thelateral struts. The ends of the struts are flanged and secured to theside members of the fram as shown at the point 28, in

which bolts 2, are placed through the flanges and L sections of theframe. The loom illustrated in Figure 2 is similar to that shown inFigure 1, and this is also formed of strut sections 1, curved sectionsH, and clips 12, and in this loom one portion is formed with smallsections 29, and 3!, illustrating that straight sections may be usedwhen it is desired to form curves, and these may be slightly bent ifdesired. This loom is also formed with inner braces 32, 33 and 34, whichmay be adjustable as illustrated.

As the loom may be relatively wide for some pieces of material, it maybe desirable to provide a specia1 needle, and in Figure 8, a needle 3,is illustrated in a small tubular member 35, which may be of the size ofa soda straw or smaller, and may be slightly elongated as shown inFigure 10, so that thi may be woven through the strands and then theneedle slid through the tube and both the needle and tube withdrawn as aunit. It will be appreciated that a needle of any other type or designmay be used.

It will be understood that although sections are illustrated as havingteeth on one side, they may also be provided with teeth on both sides,as shown in Figure 6, and the teeth may be provided on all of thesections or on only part of the sections, as may be desired. It willalso be understood that the sectio-ns I, having teeth may also be usedfor the supports or braces, as will be noted in Figure 2, in which teethare illustrated on one of the sections of the brace 33, and similarsections may be used in the design shown in Figure 1, or as desired.

The yarn or other material may be strung on the loom in the usual mannerwith the weft strands in one direction and then the warp strands woventhrough, and whereas these may be woven by the needle, it will also beunderstood that means may be provided for lifting the alternate strandsto facilitate running the yarn through. In Figures 11 and 12, a deviceis illustrated which is formed with upper and lower frames formed ofsections 36 and 31, and 38 and 39, and the inner sections 31 and 38 areformed with ofiset portions or lips, 40 and 4|, corresponding with everyother strand. Yarn holding devices 42, are provided in the portions 48and 4!, and these are formed with upper lips 43, and lower lips 44, anda central eye 45, somewhat similar to the head of a safety-pin, and witha pin 46 held in one side, and formed so that it may be opened to removeyarn from the eye 45. These frames may be provided with knobs.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the constructionwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changesmay be in the use of sections or pieces of any other shape in crosssections, another may be in the use of other means for holding thesections together, and still another may b in the use of these parts incombination with a loom of any other type.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. In use the parts may be provided as shown and described andwhen it is desired to Weav a garment or other object or device, apattern or part thereof may be outlined and the parts of the loomassembled to correspond with the outline and joined together as shown.The braces may then be added to stiffen and support the frame.

The sections Or parts may be made of various shapes, and although theyare illustrated as being rigid it will be understood that all or some ofthe sections may be flexible or bendable, so that they may readily bebent or shaped to substantially any curve, shape, or design.

Having thus fully described the invention What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A loom for weaving sections of garments and the like to differentpatterns comprising substantially parallel side members, a base member,and an end member opposite the base member, characterized in that thesaid end member curves inward and away from the said base member,curving from the ends of the said side members, and then curves fromeach side toward the center forming an are at the extreme end, andfurther characterized in that the said side, end, and base members areformed of relatively short, straight, curved, and angular shaped strips,with teeth projecting at the edges for holding threads in weaving, andmeans adjustably holding the strips together.

2. In a loom as described in claim 1 cross braces with the endsconnected to said side, base, and end members.

CLARA C. GOLDEN. f

